Natural pesticides present in edible plants are predicted to be carcinogenic.
Based upon the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) rodent carcinogenicity data base, CASE, an artificial intelligence structure-activity evaluation method, predicts that a large proportion of natural pesticides present in edible plants are rodent carcinogens.
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Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
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D000818:Animals; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D010575:Pesticides